Re: IIUG ELection

Posted in 2006

Jerry Hamilton — Fri, 3 Nov 2006 07:34:27 -0800 (PST) — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

It does make sense if you think about it. When you have a group of people (13 board members) who have been working together all year, they have a very good idea who makes a good leader. Makes sense they should be the ones to elect the next President. Yes, I think term limits should be addressed and set, not only for the President, but for board members too. Don't know where the holy grail (by-laws) is. I think it should be reviewed and updated, say, material about working with IDUG. I do know being on the IIUG Board takes a lot of time and effort, being President can suck the life right out of you. --- Christine Normile <christinenormile@mac.com> wrote: > Excellent question, Norma Jean. It doesn't make > sense and I'm not > sure when this started. Perhaps Walt or Hal or > Jerry could give us > the historical perspective. The By-laws simply > states that the board > will elect the president and it seems to make sense > that it would be > the newly elected board rather than the outgoing > board. > > On another note, the Charter seems to have > disappeared from the website. > > Anybody have a copy handy before I start digging > through by backups? > > Thanks > > Christine > On Nov 2, 2006, at 9:20 PM, Sebastian, Norma J. > wrote: > > > I have a question. > > > > I just read the Insider for October that mailed on > 10/31. > > This Insider said the president of the IIUG board > for 2007 has already > > been elected. > > > > That doesn't make sense does it? > > > > The IIUG board for 2007 is not yet in place, but > the president as > > voted > > in by the board is already in place.....Why would > the OUTGOING > > board be > > responsible for positioning the president for the > new incoming board? > > > > Wouldn't the NEW board members in 2007 get a say > in it?..... for > > example... if new board is "seated" in January, > perhaps in February > > the > > president "run off" takes place and the new board > elects the prez > > for a > > year. > > This gives the current prez an opportunity to > impress the new board... > > and also others an option of becoming prez?.... > > > > Just 2 cents for discussion.... > > > > Norma Jean Sebastian > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: informix-list-bounces@iiug.org > > [mailto:informix-list-bounces@iiug.org] On Behalf > Of Paul Watson > > Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 11:14 AM > > To: informix-list@iiug.org > > Subject: IIUG ELection > > > > IIUG - Election time IIUG Board of 2007 > > > > The 2006 IIUG Board is made up of users, partners > and IBM employees > > from > > areas as diverse as North America, Europe and > Asia/Pacific. The > > current > > IIUG Board will complete its term at the end of > this calendar year and > > in preparation for the upcoming election of the > 2007 IIUG Board, an > > IIUG > > Nominating Committee, chaired by former Board > Member Sam Gentsch, has > > been established. > > > > The committee is currently seeking candidates to > run for the 2007 IIUG > > Board. If you have a passionate interest in > Informix products, and the > > drive, vision, and commitment to lead and > represent the world's most > > influential community of Informix users, please > give your potential > > nomination serious thought. > > > > The closing date for nominations is 15th November, > and the election > > will > > take place shortly afterwards. > > > > For additional info, visit: > http://www.iiug.org/iiug/committee.html. > > > > If you would like to nominate yourself or a > colleague, please contact > > the IIUG Nominating Committee by writing to > elections@IIUG.org. > > > > > > Sam Gentsch > > Former IIUG Board Member > > IIUG Elections Commissioner 2006 > > elections@iiug.org > > > > > > Paul Watson > > Tel: +44 1414161772 > > Mob: +44 7818003457 > > Web: www.oninit.com > > > > GO FURTHER with DB2 > > GET THERE FASTER with Informix. > > Attend IDUG 2007 San Jose, North America > > May 6-10, 2006 > > Visit http://www.iiug.org/conf for more > information. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Informix-list mailing list > > Informix-list@iiug.org > > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > > > ============================================================ > > The information contained in this message may be > privileged > > and confidential and protected from disclosure. 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Neil Truby — Fri, 3 Nov 2006 15:48:08 -0000 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

"Jerry Hamilton" <bigdaddyjerry@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:mailman.182.1162567666.29126.informix-list@iiug.org... > I do know being on the IIUG Board takes a lot of time > and effort, being President can suck the life right > out of you. ... and turn the most Tigger-like enthusiast into the bitterest old cynic that ever lived, I've heard ;-)

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Jerry Hamilton — Fri, 3 Nov 2006 08:11:30 -0800 (PST) — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Bitter? Yes, at IBM, not the IIUG. I've saw and went through a lot of horrific things with IBM and the IIUG. I'll never tell those stories in a public forum. But in a small group with pretty girls, a few pints of beer and a cheap steak,,,I will... See you at Forum 2006 --- Neil Truby <neil.truby@ardenta.com> wrote: > "Jerry Hamilton" <bigdaddyjerry@yahoo.com> wrote in > message > news:mailman.182.1162567666.29126.informix-list@iiug.org... > > > I do know being on the IIUG Board takes a lot of > time > > and effort, being President can suck the life > right > > out of you. > > ... and turn the most Tigger-like enthusiast into > the bitterest old cynic > that ever lived, I've heard ;-) > > > _______________________________________________ > Informix-list mailing list > Informix-list@iiug.org > http://www.iiug.org/mailman/listinfo/informix-list > __________________________________________________________________________________________ Check out the New Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. (http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta)